annieb123's Review of Indian for Everyone

by Hari Ghotra

Fresh, flavorful, and full of spices, veggies, and healthy proteins, Indian for Everyone presents over 100 curries, daals, and other classic Indian dishes to make and enjoy.

A former chef at the Michelin-starred restaurant Tamarind, as well as a youtube cooking sensation and creator of a popular line of curry kits and sauces, Hari Ghotra’s mission is to demystify Indian cooking so everyone can enjoy its benefits.

In this strikingly beautiful family cookbook, she explores the many perks of traditional Indian spices—including reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, and easing pain—and shows how to stock your pantry with the most versatile ingredients. She covers basics like biryani and rogan josh, as well as street food, snacks, drinks, and holiday specialties.

These accessible recipes can be enjoyed by even the most casual of cooks (and their little helpers), with simple step-by-step instructions, affordable ingredients and beautiful photographs of the delicious finished dishes to help inspire and guide you in the kitchen.

Many of the recipes are naturally vegan or vegetarian, but can easily be made with meat as well, as detailed in the substitutions section. And she even includes some flavorful Indian twists on beloved classics like mac and cheese and chicken wings.

Break out of your food rut with recipes including:

Shhmokin’ Tandoori Wings
Curried Jackfruit Tacos
Crispy Chicken Bomb with Fenugreek and Garlic Butter
Movie Night Pepperoni Naanza
Ricotta Stuffed Shells in Saag Masala
Chili Chocolate Pots
Blue Moon Milk

Get ready for a lifetime of adventurous eating with Indian for Everyone!

Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Indian for Everyone is a collection of healthy Indian inspired dishes collected and developed by Hari Ghotra. Released 4th Oct 2022 by Quarto on their Fair Winds Press imprint, it's 176 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.

The introduction contains some basic info about tools, supplies, ingredients, and tips for serving/entertaining. The following chapters contain the recipes, arranged thematically: drinks & snacks, finger foods, sharing platters, family dinners, curries, sides, condiments, and desserts.

Ingredient measurements are supplied in imperial (American) measurements, with metric/SI measures in parentheses (yay!). Nutritional information is not included. Extra tips or recipe alternatives are listed in sidebars with the recipes. The recipes themselves are fairly straightforward and are mostly made with easily sourced ingredients. The author has included a handy cross referenced index which includes ingredients indexed with their recipes.

The photography is clear but not overly abundant; roughly 20% of the recipes are accompanied by one or more illustrations. The serving suggestions are attractive and appropriate.

This is a nice basic collection of recipes and will keep Indian cooking fans going for a long time. Many of these are simple "everyday" recipes which are anything but boring. We tried several dishes and all of them were tasty and well written, without discernible errors. Whilst most of the ingredients will be found at any well stocked grocery store, some spices and vegetables will be more easily sourced at a specialist/international food store.

Well written book, tasty recipes.

Four stars. This is a solid recipe book and will be used. It would make a superlative housewarming gift to a friend or family member - college student, new graduate, newlyweds, kids flying the nest, or anyone who loves Indian food.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Indian for Everyone

by Hari Ghotra

Reviewed by annieb123 on Oct 6, 2022

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